living for the cité

Montreal made me sick.
I mean, I loved the city. It's gorgeous, with the mountain on one side and the water on the other, I was reminded of Barcelona, just a little bit. And our hosts for the weekend, Chris and Alex from Divers/Cité, definitely showed us a good time. Those Quebecois are so welcoming!
The thing is, ever since I got back, I've had a serious sinus infection. As in, my face literally hurts. (Insert joke here about how my face has been hurting people for over 30 years.)
But the sniffles are worth it for all the fun we had.

Some highlights:
* John Oswald at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. He does these amazing video/photo installations called chronophotics. Creepy and cool.
* Sex Garage. The festival's center stage hosts a glam- and indie-rock spectacle that will curl your toes.
* French. Lots of it. Everywhere. Zoot alors!
* John Lennon. I saw the hotel suite where he and Yoko staged their "bed-in" and recorded "Give Peace a Chance." Groovy.
* Dalida. Beloved (and dead) songstress whose legend lives on — in Quebec, at least. A new friend gave me a CD of her greatest hits on Sunday. It's quite lovely.

Overall, Divers/Cité is a delight. I'd like to take a big group of friends back next year. Anyone interested?